Who was Marcion of Sinope?

This first installment of Grafted In – To the Israel of God challenges the claim that the Christian church replaced Israel as God’s covenant people. The speaker opens by discussing Luke 21 and cautioning against equating every conflict involving Israel with the final prophetic events. He defines replacement theology or supersessionism, then examines Marcion of Sinope and argues that separating the Gospel from the Hebrew Scriptures has influenced later Christian teaching. Against that separation, the Teaching cites Yeshua’s words about the Law and Prophets, Paul’s defense in Acts, Peter’s warning about misreading Paul, and passages connecting faith with God’s commandments. It then introduces Gentile inclusion as part of God’s purpose from the patriarchs onward, tracing the call of Abraham, Israel’s covenant calling, the olive-tree image, and Israel’s role as a light to the nations. Part 1 concludes with questions and a prayer for those affected by conflict in Israel. The speaker reserves fuller treatment of grafting in for Part 2.